I'd say the supply is purely artificial problem. If the medicine was mandated as essential, the supply issue would have been solved within a year. I am sure th

I'd say the supply is purely artificial problem. If the medicine was mandated as essential, the supply issue would have been solved within a year. I am sure that in many countries or jurisdictions it was possible to beat big pharma lobby (for example in the US by direct ballot initiatives), however, there are countries where big pharma is actively blocking adoption of this medicine because in case of chronic pain, one of the major money makers, they risk losing a good chunk of profits. Here in the UK senior doctors (that happen to be shareholders or involved in others ways with those companies) lie public in the face that there is no evidence medical cannabis actually works and block any routes for prescriptions to be available on the NHS.